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131. Determinants of First-Time Cancer Examinations in a Rural Community: A Mechanism for Behavior Change - Resources
Date: Jul 2015

Assesses the behavior change mechanisms among individuals living in rural Florida receiving an oral and pharyngeal cancer examination for the first time following a media campaign emphasizing the importance of preventive cancer screenings. Includes data on two rural communities, one with and the other without a first-time cancer examination, by age, sex, race, education, and level of concern.

...Cancer Examinations in a Rural Community: A Mechanism for Behavior Change --- Assesses the behavior change...

132. Participation in Cancer Survivorship Survey Research: Differences by Rurality and Age - Resources
Date: Sep 2025

Analyzes rural and urban and age-based differences in cancer survivorship research participation among 1,679 cancer survivors who recently received diagnosis or treatment at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Provides data on likelihood of participation by mail, internet, or telephone, and discusses the importance of improving access to research participation among rural and older cancer survivors.

...cancer survivorship research participation among 1,679 cancer survivors who recently received diagnosis or treatment...

133. A Survey of Barriers to Screening for Oral Cancer among Rural Black Americans - Resources
Date: Mar 2014

Identifies barriers to receiving preventive oral cancer screenings for African Americans living in rural Florida. Includes data on education level, insurance, knowledge of oral cancer, and previous oral cancer screening by sex. Covers barriers related to knowledge, social attention, and resources such as transportation, convenience, and cost.

...Cancer among Rural Black Americans --- Identifies barriers to receiving preventive oral cancer screenings for African...

134. Veterans With Blood Cancers: Clinical Trial Navigation and the Challenge of Rurality - Resources
Date: Dec 2023

Presents a study on the geographic barriers to accessing cancer trials faced by rural veterans. Explored the availability of cancer trials based on rurality and highlights clinical trial deserts. Breaks down demographic data by sex, cancer type, and rurality, among other measures.

...cancer trials faced by rural veterans. Explored the availability of cancer trials based on rurality...

135. Understanding Symptom Burden in Patients with Advanced Cancer Living in Rural Areas - Resources
Date: Jul 2019

Explores research methods for understanding differences in rural and urban cancer care, treatment, and symptom-based stressors. Discusses challenges in recruiting and retaining rural study participants and capturing differences between rural patients receiving local care and those receiving care in metro areas. Studies the severity of advanced cancer symptoms for 21 rural patients in Iowa, drawing data from patient surveys. Describes disparities in advanced cancer diagnosis and differences in treatment experiences.

...cancer diagnosis and differences in treatment experiences. --- Understanding Symptom Burden in Patients with Advanced Cancer...

136. Risks of Adverse Health Outcomes among Older Rural Prostate Cancer Survivors in the SEER-Medicare Data - Resources
Date: May 2025

Analyzes health outcomes and disparities in prostate cancer survivors living in rural areas. Compares 37,126 rural and 109,176 urban prostate cancer survivors over the age of 66 to provide data breakdowns according to sociodemographics, health status and behaviors, cancer characteristics, type of treatment, adverse health outcomes, and risk of death.

...Cancer Survivors in the SEER-Medicare Data --- Analyzes health outcomes and disparities in prostate cancer...

137. 2022-2027 Illinois Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan - Resources
Date: Feb 2022

Provides an overview of the cancer burden in Illinois as well as strategies to improve screening, treatment, and survivorship. Discusses geographic disparities related to healthcare access and provides county-level data on cancer rates and social determinants of health. Includes a section specific to issues of rural health and cancer control.

...cancer control. --- 2022-2027 Illinois Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan Provides an overview of the cancer...

138. The Occurrence of Bone and Joint Cancers and Their Association with Rural Living and Radon Exposure in Iowa - Resources
Date: Apr 2022

Examines primary bone and joint cancers between 1975 and 2016 to understand long-term changes in their occurrence. Utilizes the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database to focus on cancer occurrence in Iowa and the related correlation between cancers and rural populations, farmland size, and residential radon levels. Includes demographic data of Iowa regions and their corresponding age-adjusted incidence (AAIR) and mortality (AAMR) rates.

...cancer occurrence in Iowa and the related correlation between cancers and rural populations, farmland size...

139. South Dakota Cancer Incidence & Mortality - Resources
Reviewed: Aug 2025

Provides a tool for viewing South Dakota cancer data by county. Includes comparisons between the county and state level for cancer incidence and mortality rates by cancer type and offers the ability to compare counties.

...Cancer Incidence & Mortality --- Provides a tool for viewing South Dakota cancer data by county. Includes...

140. Public Health Strategies to Help Cancer Survivors in Rural Communities - Resources
Reviewed: Apr 2026

Resource guide that describes the National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (NCCCP) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, highlighting key steps to improving care for rural cancer survivors. Modules cover lessons learned regarding collaboration, tailoring program services to local needs, recruitment and education of healthcare providers, and monitoring and program evaluation.

...Cancer Survivors in Rural Communities --- Resource guide that describes the National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program...